In defense of To the Bone, Twitter users pointed out that Marti Noxon, who wrote and directed the film and whose real life serves as the inspiration for Ellen's, had an eating disorder in her early teens and twenties.

In December 2016, Collins told People she thinks To the Bone "has the potential to make a difference and promote open conversation about a topic so often considered too taboo to discuss."

A month later, she told Vanity Fair that signing on for the project did make her pause for a moment as she feared relapsing, but that she ultimately decided she could do the part justice with the help of Noxon, who is known for her work in television (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, and Unreal). "It’s a conversation that you need to help start among young people—males and females—because it is becoming more and more prevalent for both now," Collins told the magazine.

BuzzFeed News has reached out to representatives for Noxon and Collins for further comment.

To the Bone premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2017, and reviews were generally positive.

The Hollywood Reporter said the film was "occasionally harrowing but sometimes also surprisingly warm," while Variety remarked on how it "never crosses into that toxically self-indulgent zone of therapy-through-filmmaking," saying that "it feels as if Noxon has long since worked out these issues herself, and now she’s paying it forward."

In May, Collins and Noxon were honored by Project Heal, a non-profit started by two women who met as teens while being treated for anorexia.

The organization raises money for people who have eating disorders and who want to get better, but don't have the monetary means to do so.

"I wouldn't be here if it weren't for Marti writing this script," Collins said to attendees of the Project Heal gala. "That allowed me to insert my story into this character ... in a way that forced me to deal with fact as opposed to this fiction I'd created in my head."

The cast of To the Bone also recorded a video for World Eating Disorders Action Day, raising awareness through facts many people may not have known about eating disorders.

BuzzFeed News has also reached out to Netflix for comment on the response to the To the Bone trailer.

UPDATE: On Thursday night, Noxon issued a statement about the controversy surrounding the trailer for To the Bone via her Twitter account. Read Noxon's full statement below:

Jun. 23, 2017, at 03:06 AM

"Having struggled with anorexia and bulimia well into my 20s, I know firsthand the struggle, isolation and shame a person feels when they are in the grips of this illness. In an effort to tell this story as responsibly as we could, we spoke with other survivors and worked with Project Heal throughout production in the hopes of being truthful in a way that wasn't exploitive. That said, it's important to remember that each person's battle with EDs is unique and To The Bone is just one of the millions of ED stories that could be told in the US at this very moment. My goal with the film was not to glamorize EDs, but to serve as a conversation starter about an issue that is too often clouded by secrecy and misconceptions. I hope that by casting a little light into the darkness of this disease we can achieve greater understanding and guide people to help if they need it."